Practice the "six musts" and promote the high-quality development of higher education

Original title: Practice the "six musts" to promote the high-quality development of higher education

Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has achieved a new leap in the Sinicization of Marxism and opened up a new realm of Sinicization and eraization of Marxism. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: "To continue to promote theoretical innovation on the basis of practice, we must first grasp the world outlook and methodology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and adhere to and make good use of the positions, viewpoints and methods that run through it." As higher education workers, we must comprehensively and accurately grasp the scientific connotation and spiritual essence of the "six must adhere to", and implement them in all fields of the whole process of education and teaching, so as to guide and promote the sustained and high-quality development of education.Xi

We must adhere to the supremacy of the people and clarify the fundamental value yardstick for the high-quality development of higher education. In higher education, to uphold the supremacy of the people, on the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the party's leadership and run an education that satisfies the people. Persist in doing a good job in party building as the basic skill of running and governing schools, take the direction, manage the overall situation, and grasp implementation, and earnestly assume the main responsibility for managing the party and running schools. It is necessary to always put the party's political building in the first place, and make efforts to strengthen the party's political leadership over schools, enhance the political functions of party organizations, enhance the political ability of leading cadres, and strengthen the political beliefs of cadres, teachers, and students. On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the sense of purpose and adhere to the centeredness of teachers and students. Closely focus on teachers and students, take care of teachers and students, serve teachers and students, think about what teachers and students think, be anxious about what teachers and students are anxious about, and do what teachers and students expect, take the satisfaction of teachers and students as an important criterion for testing the effectiveness of work, and effectively enhance the sense of gain, happiness and security of teachers and students.

We must insist on self-confidence and self-reliance, and shape the inner spiritual characteristics for the high-quality development of higher education. In higher education, to insist on self-confidence and self-reliance, on the one hand, teachers should take the lead in strengthening ideals and beliefs. General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed "three firm establishments" for the majority of teachers, the first of which is to "firmly establish the ideal and belief of socialism with Chinese characteristics"; when it comes to the four standards for good teachers, the first criterion is to emphasize the need for ideals and convictions. Missionaries themselves must first understand and believe in the Tao, persistently regard the "four services" as the fundamental observance, and consciously become disseminators of advanced ideology and culture and staunch supporters of the party's governance. On the other hand, it is necessary to firmly establish students' faith and conviction. It is necessary to take a clear-cut stand and uphold the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field, firmly grasp the "two consolidations," educate students with the party's innovative theories and the Marxist stand, viewpoint, and methods contained therein, guide students to listen to the party and follow the party, constantly enhance national self-esteem and self-confidence, constantly enhance their belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics, be firm believers, conscious practitioners, and active disseminators of the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era of Xi Jinping, and build a solid foundation for scientific thinking to grow into talents.

We must adhere to integrity and innovation, and put forward practical requirements for the high-quality development of higher education. In higher education, to uphold integrity and innovation, on the one hand, we must firmly grasp the direction of socialist education. Adhere to the guidance of Marxism, comprehensively implement the party's education policy, organically integrate political principles and value pursuit into the whole process of running schools, governing schools, education and teaching, always adhere to and strengthen the party's overall leadership over colleges and universities, and advance along the direction of socialist education with Chinese characteristics. On the other hand, it is necessary to follow the law of higher education development and adjust and optimize the path and method of running schools in a timely manner. We should grasp the "bull's nose" of institutional reform, continuously improve the modern university system led by the university charter, clarify the relationship between academic power and administrative power, and strive to break down the institutional and institutional obstacles in key links such as talent training, scientific and technological innovation, and discipline construction, so as to promote the connotative development of higher education.

We must adhere to the problem-oriented approach and determine the basic principles for the high-quality development of higher education. In higher education, to adhere to the problem-oriented, on the one hand, it is necessary to establish a strong sense of problems and be good at discovering problems. "Problem awareness" refers to the conscious awareness of discovering, researching, and solving problems. To strengthen the awareness of problems, we must first think more and think about problems. Higher education is facing the new situation and new tasks, and is also facing more thorny problems, so it is necessary to take the initiative to see the gap from the completion of goals and tasks, and find the shortcomings from the needs of society and the expectations of teachers and students. On the other hand, we must not be afraid to find problems and be good at solving them. Problems are the manifestation of contradictions in things, focusing on the long-standing stubborn diseases in education and teaching, the urgency and sorrow of teachers and students, and the outstanding problems faced by the school's party building and career development, etc., do not be afraid, do not wait, adhere to the party's innovative theory as the guide, scientifically understand and resolve the contradictions, and in the process of promoting problem solving, realize the understanding and internalization of theory.

We must adhere to the system concept and provide ideological methods for the high-quality development of higher education. In higher education, to adhere to the concept of systems, on the one hand, we should pay attention to top-level design, coordinate resources inside and outside the school, and form a joint force to educate people. It is necessary to focus on the fundamental, basic and long-term work of education and teaching reform and development, and coordinate and promote the core tasks of talent training, scientific research, social service, international cooperation and cultural inheritance and innovation. On the other hand, it is necessary to pay attention to grassroots innovation and promote "a hundred flowers blooming". Encourage all units, teachers and students in the school to boldly innovate and explore education and teaching in combination with the actual situation, build an education model with distinctive characteristics, create an education brand, and provide rich materials and fresh experience for further improving the top-level design.

We must insist on keeping the world in mind and strengthen our mission for the high-quality development of higher education. In higher education, we should keep the world in mind, on the one hand, we must have national feelings and focus on serving the strategic task of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We must always bear in mind the "great power of the country", adhere to the "four aspects", take the initiative to integrate into and serve the national strategy, and provide support for the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and strengthening the country with talents. On the other hand, it is necessary to have a global vision and adhere to the principle of opening up schools. We should build an open outlook on education, talents, scientific research and teaching, cooperate globally and develop in a coordinated manner, build a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, and cultivate world-class talents with Chinese feelings and international vision.

(Zhang Xiaoqin, the author is vice president of Nanjing Forestry University, deputy director and researcher of Nanjing Forestry University Base of Xi Jinping New Era Socialist Thought Research Center for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics)

Source: Xinhua Daily